Ghrelin response in malnourished African children undergoing nutritional rehabilitation
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Community based nutritional rehabilitation of severely malnourished children.
OBJECTIVE To improve nutrition of malnourished children in the community, using home based treatment. METHODS A prospective cohort study was conducted in a squatter settlement of Karachi (Khuda Ki Basti). The study was conducted from August 2006 to March 2007. All children <5 years who were <-3sd weight for height were included as per WHO guidelines. After initial screening for complications,...
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عنوان ژورنال: The FASEB Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0892-6638,1530-6860
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.459.2